Chapter 1758: End of the Road Fan Guang (Part 1)

Chiba Fantian’s words made the expressions of the Brahma Kings exceedingly complicated.

In the past, Chiba Fantian cherished Chiba Ying'er to the extreme, showing her all his warmth and indulgence. However, when he abandoned her, he was utterly ruthless and heartless. This had always been Chiba Fantian's style. Chiba Ying'er's disposition was also guided and nurtured by him.

And now, they could well imagine Chiba Ying'er's hatred for him. Over the years, fragmented information from the Northern Divine Region indicated that she had been acting alongside Yun Che. Forced into the Northern Divine Region and compelled to depend on someone she once loathed the most, it was easy to imagine the depth of her hatred and murderous intent towards Chiba Fantian.

Unlike Yun Che, whose hatred encompassed everything, almost all of Chiba Ying'er's animosity was concentrated on Chiba Fantian. Her primary purpose in returning to the Eastern Divine Region with Yun Che this time was undoubtedly to kill him.

"My Lord, you cannot," the Third Brahma King said, shaking his head. The other Brahma Kings wore similar expressions, but they found themselves unable to articulate their thoughts. After all, abandoning Chiba Ying'er back then had been Chiba Fantian's own choice.

"Heh heh," Chiba Fantian chuckled lightly and whispered, "The blood of the Brahma Emperor flows within her. As long as she lives, that fact can never be changed!"

In the distance, Yun Che turned indifferently and walked away.

Upon returning to the Eternal Heaven Realm, Yun Che immediately spotted Chi Wuyao, who returned his gaze with a charming and meaningful smile.

"It seems everything went smoothly," Chi Wuyao said with a faint smile. "Not only did we force out two Brahma Emperor ancestors, but five individuals who were destined to die managed to sever two of Nanming's arms before their demise. That's a huge, unexpected bonus."

"As expected of the Eastern Region's foremost King Realm," she continued, "were it not for the Sky Poison Pearl, taking down the Brahma Emperor in such a short time would likely have been extremely difficult."

"Have no High-rank Realm Kings arrived yet?" Yun Che asked, his divine sense sweeping the surroundings.

"No," Chi Wuyao replied. "They are likely observing, unwilling to be the first to act, and waiting to see what the Brahma Monarch God Realm does." Then she pursed her lips. "But they will arrive soon... won't they?"

Yun Che suddenly fell silent for a moment, then asked a strange question, "Tell me... if Chiba Fantian were to willingly offer himself, would she truly kill him?"

"She" naturally referred to Chiba Ying'er.

"What do you mean by that?"

Chiba Ying'er's rather cold voice sounded from behind Yun Che. She walked over slowly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Yun Che. Her voice carried a chilling malevolence. "My mother's revenge, my own revenge... back then, I refused to die and fought desperately to escape to the Northern Divine Region. I willingly became a devil and accepted dependence on you—all of it was to kill Chiba Fantian!"

"You know all of this perfectly well," she continued, "yet you ask such a ridiculous question." Chiba Ying'er moved to his side, looking at him with a sidelong glance, her voice deepening. "Even if the Brahma Monarch God Realm is utterly destroyed, that old dog Chiba Fantian will still die by my hand! This is what you personally promised me back then. Don't you dare forget it."

Yun Che glanced at her and said, "Then you will soon get what you desire."

"Is that so?" Chiba Ying'er's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, a faint golden glow flickering in her pupils. "Nothing could be better then."

"I'll say it again," she declared. "Chiba Fantian must die by my hand. Anyone who dares to interfere... no matter who it is, I will kill them!"

Yun Che was speechless.

Just then, Fen Daoqi appeared and bowed before Yun Che and Chi Wuyao. "Reporting, Devil Master and Devil Queen," he announced, "the Brahma Monarch God Realm's main battleship is flying towards us. However, what's strange is that its speed isn't fast; it seems to be intentionally allowing us to detect it in advance."

"It should arrive in about half an hour."

Chiba Ying'er's gaze sharpened abruptly, and killing intent permeated the air around her.

"No need to block them," Yun Che said, lowering his gaze and smiling. "Open the barrier directly and let them in."

"Yes!" Fen Daoqi was startled for a moment, then immediately accepted the order and departed.

Half an hour later, the Eternal Heaven barrier slowly opened, and the enormous Brahma Heaven Battleship, accompanied by powerful air currents, arrived above the Eternal Heaven Realm. Yet its arrival did not bring the supreme might befitting the Eastern Divine Region's foremost profound ark. Instead, it was accompanied by a heavy aura of death.

From the Brahma Heaven Battleship, Chiba Fantian was the first to leap down. Behind him were the Nine Brahma Kings. Further back, sixty-three individuals, each emanating the aura of a Divine Master—these were all the surviving Brahma Emperor Elders. In other words, apart from the two ancestors and Gu Zhu, all Divine Masters of the Brahma Monarch God Realm—and thus all of its core strength—had arrived here.

Such a lineup should have radiated world-shaking power, but even Chiba Fantian, who led them, did not exude any imperial might. Instead, his entire being exuded visible weakness.

The Eclipse Mooners and Burning Moon Divine Envoys quickly formed a surrounding formation. Without even needing the three Yama Ancestors to act, their pressure alone weighed heavily on the Brahma Kings and Brahma Emperor Elders, making it difficult for them to breathe.

Although the battle with Nanming was brief, the release of their power had allowed the Heaven Wounding Soul Severing poison to deeply infiltrate their internal organs and profound veins, reaching an utterly unstoppable point. From leaving Nanming to arriving at the Eternal Heaven Realm, these few short hours had driven the Divine Masters to the brink of death under the rampant poison. They were so wretched that one couldn't help but pity them; what majesty or power to resist could they possibly have left?

"Isn't this the Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor?" Yun Che asked, walking over unhurriedly, his gaze sweeping from the back to the front. He lowered his eyes to look at Chiba Fantian. "But this appearance of yours... seems rather unsightly."

Chiba Fantian could finally look at Yun Che up close. In just four years, the man before him—his cultivation, aura, gaze, demeanor—had been completely transformed from head to toe. Had he not witnessed it himself, he might never have believed that a person could undergo such a profound change in such a short period.

"Yun Che," Chiba Fantian said, straightening his body and speaking slowly, "Back then, I always considered you a calamity that needed to be eliminated. And indeed, you did not disappoint me. Because I failed to eradicate you back then, such disaster has erupted in just four short years." As he spoke, his body suddenly trembled violently, and streaks of faintly glowing blood slowly seeped from his seven orifices.

"Chi... ba... Fan... tian!"

The moment she saw Chiba Fantian, Chiba Ying'er's aura became chaotic. The killing intent, momentarily out of control, caused even her dancing strands of hair to ripple with chaos, and the Divine Oracle at her waist hummed with a metallic resonance.

With a sharp, piercing sound, Chiba Ying'er suddenly lunged forward, the Divine Oracle in her hand transforming into a death-dealing sword, striking directly at Chiba Fantian. But her wrist was calmly and dominantly gripped by Yun Che. He slightly turned his gaze and said calmly, "He came here with no intention of leaving alive. If you kill him so abruptly, wouldn't that be a waste of all your years of effort and resentment?"

Chiba Ying'er's wrist trembled uncontrollably, and her teeth clenched so tightly they seemed about to shatter. Yun Che would never forget the darkness and resentment that filled her eyes when she knelt before him in the Northern Divine Region. For her, whose power had been crippled and who had desperately fled into the Northern Divine Region, killing Chiba Fantian was indeed the only reason to live.

"Chiba Fantian, I admire the grave you've chosen for yourself," Yun Che said, releasing Chiba Ying'er's wrist, a faint, unreadable smile on his face. "I just didn't expect you to drag all the Brahma Kings and Elders along to be buried with you. Tsk, tsk!" He smiled with extreme disdain. "Any last words before you die?"

Chiba Fantian replied, "The victor is king, the vanquished is bandit. I failed to nip you in the bud back then. Having met this fate today, I have nothing to say." He placed his palm over his heart, his gaze gradually deepening. "I came here today because I want to make a... transaction with you."

"A transaction? Hahahahaha!" Yun Che burst out laughing, mocking him. "Chiba Fantian, surely you're not dreaming that I'll detoxify you?"

"Heh heh heh heh," Chiba Fantian also chuckled. "If I were to live past today, I would be utterly disappointed in you, the Devil Master."

"Oh?" Yun Che wore an expression of great interest.

Chiba Fantian slowly opened his palm. As a strange golden glow was released, the Brahma Soul Bell, symbolizing the Brahma Emperor's lifeline, appeared in his hand, emitting a soft chime that resonated with the soul. Behind him, the Brahma Kings and Elders all felt their souls tremble, and their previously chaotic minds cleared considerably. They all looked up, gazing fixedly at the divine light of the Brahma Soul Bell—the highest belief of their lives.

"All Brahma Emperor disciples, heed my command!" Chiba Fantian declared, holding the Brahma Soul Bell in his hand. His previously calm voice suddenly took on a heart-stopping majesty. "He who bears the blood of the Brahma Emperor and wields the Brahma Soul Bell shall be the unparalleled Emperor of the Brahma Emperor clan!" His body trembled under the virulent poison, but his voice resonated with heavenly might, each word like a heavy hammer striking the heart. "I, Chiba Fantian, the thirty-first Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor of the Brahma Emperor lineage, hereby pass on the Brahma Soul Bell and the title of Divine Emperor to Chiba Ying'er... I decree Chiba Ying'er to be the thirty-second Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor of the Brahma Monarch God Realm!"

"My... My Lord?"

The kneeling Brahma Kings and Elders all shifted their gazes intensely. When Chiba Fantian took out the Brahma Soul Bell, they had already faintly guessed something. Was this what he meant by... the last "way out"?

"...Oh?" Chi Wuyao looked at Chiba Fantian, then glanced at Chiba Ying'er, deep in thought.

Faced with Chiba Fantian's sudden action, Yun Che remained silent. Chiba Ying'er, however, suddenly moved, slowly walking towards Chiba Fantian. The Divine Oracle in her hand still flickered with a rather restless golden glow.

"Ying... er..."

"My name is Yun Qianying," Chiba Ying'er said, standing before Chiba Fantian, her gaze icy. "That naive woman named Chiba Ying'er was long ago strangled by your own hand. You couldn't have forgotten that so quickly, could you?"

Faced with Chiba Ying'er's utterly cold eyes, Chiba Fantian's face revealed a smile. His hand trembled slightly as he raised it. "Take the Brahma Soul Bell, and you will be... the Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor!"

Chiba Ying'er's expression remained unchanged. She extended her hand and took the Brahma Soul Bell from Chiba Fantian's grasp. It was incredibly easy; she held the lifeline of the Brahma Monarch God Realm in her palm. The primordial golden glow from the Brahma Soul Bell reflected in her pupils, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

The Brahma Soul Bell was once what she desired most. One of the goals of all her past efforts was to become a Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor no less than Chiba Fantian. However, the first time she obtained the Brahma Soul Bell, she gave it up... Not only did she return it to Chiba Fantian, but to save him, she resolutely made the greatest sacrifice of her life.

At this very moment, the Brahma Soul Bell once again came into her hand, bringing not glory or satisfaction, but rather... awakening deep-seated shame and hatred.

With one hand, she gripped the Brahma Soul Bell tightly. Golden light shot out from her other hand, and the Divine Oracle, without any hesitation, pierced directly through Chiba Fantian, mercilessly impaling his body.

"My Lord!!"

Amidst the mournful cries, Chiba Fantian collapsed to his knees. He slowly lowered his gaze, looking at the golden light that had pierced his chest.

"Chiba Fantian," Chiba Ying'er said, looking down, her gaze as cold as an abyss. "If I were to feel even a shred of pity for you because of this Brahma Soul Bell, it would be a betrayal of your 'favor' to me back then, and an even greater betrayal of my mother!"

*Rip!*

The Divine Oracle flicked, and the bloodied hole in Chiba Fantian's chest burst open. His body was sent flying, scattering a large spray of blood in the air before crashing far away.

The Brahma Kings quickly channeled their profound energy and rushed towards Chiba Fantian. But Chiba Fantian, lying in his own blood, suddenly lifted his head and let out a hearty laugh. "Good... well done! This is truly my daughter, Chiba Fantian's daughter! This is what a Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor should be like! Hahahahaha... hahahahaha..."